Tube or bar straightening machine.



No 850,810. PATENTED APR. 16, 1907. J. S. WORTH & W. F. HARRISON.

TUBE 0R BAR STRAIGHTENING MACHINE.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB.14, 1906.

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PATENT OFFICE.

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OF COATESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

TUBE OR BAR STRAIGHTENING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 16, 1907.

Application filed FebruaryM, 1906. Serial No. 301,105.

1'0 a, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN S. WORTH and WILLIAM F. HARRISON, citizens of the United States, residing at Coatesville, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Tube or Bar Straightening Machines, of which the following is a specification.

, tube or bar is passe Our invention relates to certain im rovevgii'e'ater extent than the other and it was very flicult to make any adjustments? The main object of our invention is to so one in respect to the Fig. 5. Figs. 7 an 4 f construct a tube or bar straightening machine that the rolls can be readily turned end for end, that the rolls can be adjusted, quickly other, and simultaneously with this adjustment of the rolls the side, uides can be also adjusted' A ther object of the invention is to so mount the rolls that they will not chatter, ins'uring the proper straightening of the tube.

wReferring to-the accompanylng drawings,

is a side view of our improved tube- Figure 1 straightening machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Fig. 3'is an end view. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line 4 4, Fig. 6. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view on the line 5 5, Fig.. 6. Fig. 6 is a sectional dplan view on the line 6 6,

8 are sectional views of details of the invention, and Fig.9 is a modification, showing two standards instead of the four illustrated in the other figures of the drawings. a

-A is the base of the machine mounted on a suitable foundation, as clearly illustrated in the drawings.

tending around the edge, so as to co lect the Water and scale dropping from the machine, I and this water and scale passes'out through an opening a in the flange. Supported on a rib a projecting from the base-plate A, is a bed-plate B, carrying the entire mechanism of the machine. This bed-plate is pivoted at can be readily turned end for upper-end by a top plate B Thisbase has a fla e a, ex-- the bearings d the center to the base. In the present instance a' pin 0 extends through the base plateand into the bed-plate. he igin 'c abuts against the end of a pivot-pin C, bed-plate, as shown in Fig. 4. The pin 0 s carried by a plate C, situated in a pit under the base-plate :and uided in the present in-. stance by small studs 0 W1 h early at their lower ends a plate 0 which can be adjusted by turning the nuts. on the studs 0 Mounted between the plates 0 and C, in the present instance, are two coiled springs 0 which are of such strength as to nearly counterbalance the weight of the entire mechanism car ried by the bed-plate, .so

trouble. The plate C can be adjusted on the studs 0 as desired.

I The rib a is curved at each end to corre- I c spond to the curve of the outer flange and at eachcorner is an overhanging flange 0 Fig.

7, and these flanges are slotted for the reception of a confining-bolt b. The flange .b on the bottom of he bed-plate B is also slotted WORTH AND WILLIAM P. WORTH,

eyed to the that the machine end Without.

for the reception of thls confiningbolt. 111' the present instance the slots are at each cornor of the machine and four bolts are used to secure the bedlate to the base, sothat' on removing these 'our bolts and uncou' ling the Z rolls from the driving mechanism t e entire I machine can be swung around end for end;

Extending vertically from the bed: late in the present instance are four cy-lin 'cal standards B, connected together fat their The standards are secured to the bed-plate by keys 6*, and their upper ends are threaded and arranged to be screwed into threaded openings in. the

top plate B; but other means of fastening the standards to the plates may be used with-, out departing from our invention.

D is a saddle for the lower roll D. This saddle is pivoted to the bed-plate B by a pivot-pin 0, having a head a, so that the saddle can be swung on its pivot. The saddle D has boxes (1 d at each'end provided and mounted in the boxes are. for the axle D on which is secured the roll D.

with caps cl The saddle D extends beyond the boxes, and bolts 11 pass through V openings in the saddle and through slots in the flange b of the bed-plate, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6.

These slots 6 are of through which pass sufficient length to allow for a limited swing of the lower saddle on the bed-plate; but this adjustment is sufficient for all purposes. In the present instance there is a nut d, screwed onto the end of the bolt (i and this nut is rovided with a slide-handle, so that it can be readily turned without the use of a wrench. This construction is clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4. The ca d of each bearing is held firmly to the be ring by bolts (1 and as the saddle is firmly secured to the bed-plate and the weight of the roll is suflicient to keep it in position there is no ossibility of the lower roll chattering.

is the upper roll carried by the shaft E, which is mounted in bearings 2 carried by the boxes 6 e and caps e. .Tlie boxes e e roject from the upper saddle E, hung to a i'iame E by a pivot-bolt F, having a head f.

Between a nut f on-thebolt F and the frame E is a spring f which tends to keep' the saddle up against the frame E the spring being heavy enough to overbalance the weight of the saddle E and the roll E.

The saddle E projects beyond the boxes e e similar to the saddle D, and bolts e pass through the saddle and into slots e in the frame E Thus the saddle E can be turned on the pivot-bolt to an extent limited by the length of the slots and locked by the bolts e and nuts e These nuts are provided with slip-handles, so that they can be turned without the use of wrenches.

- In order to support the rolls E in the boxes E, we extend the bolts-e which confine the boxes .to the saddle, entirely through the saddle and through a plate e and mount a spring between each plate and the saddle, the springs being heavy enough to over-.. balance the weight of the roll E. The bolts and the springs extend through slots in the frame E, as clearly shown in Fi 4. By the use of the springs we overba ance the weight of the rolls and saddle, and thus are enabled to per roll.

-When a tube or bar is assed through the mill, the rolls will not chatter, and consequently a more accurate straightening of the tube or bar is effected-than in the old type of machine. The frame E has bosses e at each side, the four standards B. The frame snuglyfits these standards, so that it can accurately slide thereon when it is desired to raise or lower the frame. Ex tending into each standard is a screw-shaft G, and carried by each of. the bosses of the frame E is a block e in the form of a half nut, which meshes with the thread g of the screw. Each block is held in position in the present instance by a plate e Fig. 5.. The

screws G extend. through the u the standards and are provide eled gear-Wheels g,

per end or with bevprevent the chattering of the upwhich mesh with bevelforthe reception of a wrench. When the wrench is applied and the shaft is turned, all four of the vertical screw-shafts turn in unison, and as these shafts mesh with nuts carried by the frame E the frame and its roll E will be raised or lowered according to the direction of ,movement of the screw-shafts.

Other mechanism for turning the screws in unison may be used, if desired.

Mounted between the upper and lowerrolls at each side of the tubeway are guide plates HH, Fig. 6, which are carried by bars H, mounted in boxes H arranged to slide on the standards B. These boxes are slotted'for the reception of blocks h h, having half-nuts, which mesh with screw-threads g on the end of the screw-shafts G G, the blocks place by plates h, similar to being held in the plates e It will be noticed that the screw-threads g are one-half the pitch of the screw-threads 9, so that the boxes H carrying the guides H H, will move only one-half the distance of theframe E and its roll E. Thus no matter to what extent the roll- E is moved away from the roll D the guides H H will always, assume a central position. This .construction enables a quick adjustment of the rolls and without further manipulation of the guides, saving considerabletime in the adjustment of the roll for different-sized "tubes.

We preferably adjust the guides H H toward and from each other by means of a handled screw-bolt 'h*, which is carried by bars H. This screw-bolt when the screw-bolt is turnedthe bar is machine. trated in Fi s. 6 and 8 and-enables us to bore plain holes for the bars and the bolts and to use ordinary nuts, saving considerable expense in manufacture. 1

In order to hold the frame E, as well as the boxes H to the standards B after. adjustment, We rovide clamps for each box H and also for t e four corners of the frame E Thesclamps each consist of a bolt 7', which passes throu h an o ening in/the frame'or the box, as 0 early ilfhstrated in Figs. 6 and 8, and mounted on the end of this bolt is a bearing-block which bears directly against the standard If, and in the cavity in the box or, frame is a nut j through which the bolt asses through a nut b in the cavity in the oxes H so that 'moved toward and from the center of the p This construction is clearly illus- I passes, so that-on turning the bolt the block e frame and the' in .'each end, so that the driving mechanism strain when adjustment is necessary. Consequently all chatter of the; screws is overcome while in operation, and one man can readily adjust the rolls. S rings may be substituted for the weights, i desired.

It will be noticed in referring to Fig. 4 that each roll-shaft D and'E has a keyway out can be coupled to either end of either shaft.

In Figs. 1 and 2 we have shown one form of driving mechanism which may be used and consists of any suitable prime mover, such as an engine M, which is geared to a transverse shaft M, having bevel-gears m m ing the tube or at each end, which mesh with bevel-wheels an on shaft N N. The shaft N is mounted in suitable bearings n on the foundation-plate, and a connecting-shaft bl is coupled at one end by a universal joint and at the opposite end to a shaft D carrying the roll D.

The universal joints can be coupled to or removed from the end of the shaft D so that the entire straightening-machine can be reversed when desired.

It will be understood that both rolls turn in the same direction and in a direction opposite to that of the tube. Therefore the shaft N is geared to a shaft N by gearing a M, in order to give the shaft N the proper direction and to elevate it to the average working center of the roll E, which is driven by it. The shafts N and N are mounted in suitable bearings 'n", carried by a founda tion-plate, and a coupling-shaft N" is coupled to the shaft N and to the shaft E carrying theroll E, by universal couplings. clearly in Figs. 1 and 2.)

K is a trough used for uiding. the tubes from the mill to the straig tening-rolls, an K is a trough to receive the tubes after they ass from the straightening-rolls. Any su table mechanism n. ly, however, be used in place of these troughs for supporting the tubes at each end of the machine.

It will be noticed in referring to the drawings that the rolls D and E have a greater diameter at the ends than at the center and that the surface of each roll is gradually curved from one point to the other. Thls form of roll is old. The guide-plates H H are also curved, as shown, so that their full length will bear upon the tube or bar keepbar at the proper point between the straightening-rolls.

In Fig. 9 we have illustrated a modlfication in which two standards B are used in (Shown In this instance a single-shaft is geared tothe I screws in each standard. The screws may in some instances be at one side of the standard without departing from the main feature of the invention.

It will be understood that while we have shown springs for overbalancin the parts and also s rings for counterba ancing the lower plate evers may be used instead of the springs, and these levers may be either provided with weights or s rings, or pressurecylinders may be used, i desired.

In all mechanism there is a certain amount of lost motion, causing more or less chatter such, for instance, as the bearings, the screws and nuts, and other movable parts of the machine. In a tube or bar straightening machine this is fatal, as any unevenness in the working of the parts causes a flattening or uneven finish of the tube or bar; but by using the springs or levers which overbalance the parts connected to the upper roll this objection is entirely overcome, as the machine is so designed that all mechanism connected with the lower roll is held down onto the bedplate and all mechanism connected to the upper roll is drawn upward bythe springs or levers, as described above.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The machine is set in the first place for a certain diameter of tube-for instance, by manipulating the screws so as to adjust one roll 'justments are made the rolls are set in motion and the tubes after they leave the welding-rolls, and preferably while still hot, arepassed through the machine in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2, and, as indicated inFig. 4, the rolls, owing to their peculiar shape, bear u on the tube their full length, and as the rol s are driven the tube is rotated and is fed slowly forward, the guide-plates H H bearing upon the tube at each side, keeping the tube in proper position in respect to the rolls, and as the tube slowly passes through the machine any unevenness or kinks in the tube are removed, and the tube passes out of the machine perfectly straight.

. While the machine is compact, yet every part of the same is readily accessible for adjustment.

It has been found in practice that rolls of this type wear away at one end more quickly than at the other. Consequently in order to economize in the use of this machine they should be reversed occasionally, so that the reduction of the rolls will be even throughout; but owing to the character, of previous machinesit has been difficult to make this the driving mechanism.

ad ustment Without dismantling the entire; machine; .but we are enabled to reversethe rolls end for end when we find that one is wearing slightly more than another by simply detaching the couplings fromthe ends of the shafts D and D loosening the confining, and owingto the spring-support of the bed-plate the entire structure can be readily turned uponthe bolts 1),

pivot and the opposite ends of the shafts D and E coupled to We claim- -1. The combination in a tube or bar straightening machine, of a base, a bed mount ed thereon and arranged to be turned end for end, two straightening-rolls carried by the bed, and means whereby either end of the straightening-rolls can be coupled to the drivin mechanism, substantially as de scribe 2. The combination in a tube or bar straightening machine, of a base, a bed pivoted thereto so that it can be turned end for end, two rolls carried by the bed, and means,

by which driving mechanism can be coupled to either end of the straightening-rolls, substantially as described. v j

3. The combination in a tube or bar straightening machine, of a base, a bed ivot-- ed to the base, means forsecuring the ed to the base, a saddle adjustably mounted on the bed, a lower roll carried by the saddle, standards, a frame adjustable on said standards, an upper saddle carried'b said frame, and a roll carried by said sadd e, with means for coupling either end of the rolls to the driving mechanism, substantially as described.

4. The combination in a tube or bar straightening machine, of a base, a bed plate a plate so that the be mounted thereon, rolls carried by the bedplate, with a sprin for supporting the bed- -plate and the mechanism carried thereby can-be turned end for end, substantially as described.

- 5. The combination of a base-plate, a bed mounted on the base-plate, a central pivot carried by thebase bed-plate; a spring for supporting said pivot tending to counterbalance the Weight of the bed and the mechanism carried thereb' and rolls mounted on the bed-plate, the ro ls being so arranged that when the bed-plate is turned end for end the rolls can be coupled to the driving mechanism, substantially as described. v

6. The combination of a base-plate, a bedplate mounted thereon, a pivot for the bedplate, means for securlng t e bed-plate in its adjusted osition, standards projecting from the bedend of t e standards, a saddle pivoted to the bed-plate, means for securing the saddle in the position to which it is adjusted, a straightening-roll carried by the saddle, an upper frame mounted on the standards, an upper and extending into the ate, a top plate secured to the uppersso,s1o

saddle. adjustabl mounted on said frame, a straightening-r01 carried by the said saddle, and means for raising and lowering the said frame carrying the upper roll, substantially as described. 7o 7 L The combination of.a base, a bedlate pivotally mounted thereon, four stan ards mounted on the bed-plate, a lower saddle pivoted to the bedlate, means {for locking the saddle to the bed plate when in the position to which it is adjusted, a frame mounted on the standards, a saddle pivoted to the frame, each saddle having bearings, rolls carried by the bearings, adjusting-screws mounted in the standards engaging nuts carried by the frame, and means for turning the adjustingscrews in unison, substantially as described.

8. The combination of a base, a bed-plate ivoted thereon, standards mounted onthe Bed-plate, alower roll carried by the bedplate, an upper roll, a saddle for the upper roll, a frame to which the saddle is ivoted,- and a spring mounted between the p1vot and the frame, counterbalancing the weight of the saddle and the roll, substantially as described.

9. The combination of a base, a bed, standards on said bed, upper and lower straightening-rolls, boxes for the upper rolls, caps for the boxes, and springs connected to the caps acting to counterbalance the weight of the upper roll, substantially as described.

10. The combination of a base, a bed-plate mounted thereon, standards on the bedplate, a lower roll mounted on the bed-plate, an upper roll, a saddle. having boxes for the upper roll, caps for the boxes, a frame mounted on the standards and carrying the saddle, rods extending from the caps through the boxes, and sprin s mounted between the endsofthe rods and t e saddle tending to counterbalance the weight of the'roll, substantially as described.

'11. The combination in a tube-straightening machine, of a bed, standards thereon, a frame arranged to travel on the standards, a lowerroll mounted on the bed, an upper roll carried by the frame, tube-guides mounted between the upper and lower rolls, screws fo'r simultaneously'adjusting the frame and the 113 tube-guides, the screws havin threaded sections of different pitch so t at the tubeguides will be adjusted one-half the distance of theadjustment of the upper roll, substantially. as described. I20

12. The "combination in a tube or bar straightening machine, of a bed-platefa saddle ivoted thereon, means for securing the saddle in the adjusted position, standards carslide on the standards, a saddle pivoted to the frame, a 'roll carried by each saddle, I screwshafts mounted in each standard, means by which thescreW-shafts are geared together, nuts carried by the frame, and I3 ried by the bed-plate, aframe arranged to means for counterbalancing the weight of the bed-plate bed-plate, a lower roll carried frame and the mechanism carried thereby, substantially as described.

13. The combination of a base-plate, a ivoted thereto, means for securing the bedateto the base-plate, a spring for taking t e weight of the bed-plate, a saddle pivoted to the bed-plate, a roll mounted in the saddle, standards projecting from the bed-plate, a frame mounted on the standards, an upper saddle carried by the frame, a roll mounted in bearings carried by the saddle, springs tending to draw the caps of the bearings toward the saddle, a spring tending to draw the saddle toward the frame, counterbalance mechanism for the said frame, lifting-screws, nuts on the frame with which the lifting-screws engage, and means for turning the lifting-screws, substantially as described. 14. The combination in a machine for straightening'tubes or bars, of a base-plate, a pivot-pin mounted therein and carried by a plate, a spring mounted under the plate, a ed-plate mounted on theprojecting portion of the pivot and having an abutment for the pivot, with straightening-rolls carried by the ed-plate, whereby the bed-plate with the straightening-rolls can be turned end for end on the pivot, the spring tending to counterbalance the weight of the mechanism, substantially as described.

15. The combination in a tube or bar straightening machine, of a base-plate, a bedprlate pivoted thereto, standards projecting om t e bed-plate, a saddle ivoted to the by the saddle,

the pivot-pin of the saddle forming the abut-- ment for the pivot-pin of the bed-plate, a spring carrying counterbalance the weight of the mechanism mounted on the bed-plate, an upper roll, and

the pivot-pin and tending to means for adjusting the upper roll, substantially as described. s

16. The combination of a base-plate, a bed-plate mounted thereon, a lower saddle pivoted to the bed-plate, a roll mounted in oxes carried by the said saddle, standards projecting from the bed-plate, a frame ad justably mounted on the standards, an upper saddle pivoted to the frame, an upper-roll mounted in boxes carried by the saddle, a spring for counterbalancing the weight of the saddle and the weight of the roll, mechanism for counterbalancing the frame, vertical lifting-screws each havlng two distinct threads, one thread double the pitch of the other, nuts on the frame meshing with the steep-pitch thread, guide-plates on the frame, boxes carrying the guidelates and each box having a nut meshing with the other thread of the lifting-screw, so that when the lifting-screws are turned the guidelates will move onehalf the distance of t e upper roll and its I frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our namesto this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- JOHN S. WORTH.

WILLIAM F. HARRISON.

Witnesses: WILLIAM S, G. Coon,

S. G. 000K. 

